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Replacement Speakers for Ampeg PB210

Discussion in 'Amps and Cabs [BG]' started by popgadget, Jul 26, 2009.

  1. Jul 26, 2009 #1
    popgadget

    popgadget Commercial User

    Sep 4, 2005
    Eastern, PA USA
    Authorized Greenboy Designs Builder, Scabbey Road
    I toasted the OEM Aura Neos in my PB210 last night. Good thing I was only using it for a monitor and the DI from my Eden WT400 went to the PA. Would one of the Emenince Basslite series be a good choice for a replacement?
    If so, which one, the CA2010?
    Are there other choices that would be better in that cabinet?
    I know little about driver/cabinet matching, so any help would be appreciated.
     
  2. Jul 26, 2009 #2
    popgadget

    popgadget Commercial User

    Sep 4, 2005
    Eastern, PA USA
    Authorized Greenboy Designs Builder, Scabbey Road
    How about the Eminence Deltalite II 2510? Looks like it has better power handling and might be happier with the sealed (60L) box.
     
  3. Jul 26, 2009 #3
    billfitzmaurice

    billfitzmaurice Commercial User

    Sep 15, 2004
    New Hampshire
    Owner, Bill Fitzmaurice Loudspeaker Design
    -1. Sealed cabs prefer a driver EBP of less than 80. The only Eminence driver that's really sealed cab friendly is the Alpha 10. The rest are spec'd for vented cabs because that's what dominates the marketplace.
     
  4. Jul 26, 2009 #4
    rogypop

    rogypop

    Jan 10, 2009
    Croatia
  5. Jul 26, 2009 #5
    popgadget

    popgadget Commercial User

    Sep 4, 2005
    Eastern, PA USA
    Authorized Greenboy Designs Builder, Scabbey Road
    With that in mind, how about the Legend BP102? They look like they would work, but are twice as heavy. Are there any Neo speakers out there that would be appropriate? How would the Alphas hold up? I would have 400 watts available to a pair of them.
     
  6. Jul 26, 2009 #6
    popgadget

    popgadget Commercial User

    Sep 4, 2005
    Eastern, PA USA
    Authorized Greenboy Designs Builder, Scabbey Road
    Looks like you beat me there. They look great, except that they are twice as heavy. However considering the xmax they are the best option so far, especially considering that the Auras were most likely killed by overexcursion. I am still hoping for a neo solution, but there is nothing that I have found yet that will work as well as the legend (or even the Alpha that Bill suggested).

    Do you think that the extra 6 or 7 lbs hanging on the front baffle would be hard on the lightweight cabinet?
     
  7. Jul 26, 2009 #7
    billfitzmaurice

    billfitzmaurice Commercial User

    Sep 15, 2004
    New Hampshire
    Owner, Bill Fitzmaurice Loudspeaker Design
    Weak mids. They'll put out a lot of low end but I wouldn't run them without a midrange driver.
     
  8. Jul 26, 2009 #8
    Jerrold Tiers

    Jerrold Tiers

    Nov 14, 2003
    St Louis
    The Auras were way weak on SPL.... Pretty much sucked, and probably killed teh Porta-Bass line all by themselves... If you can find speakers to work well with the cab volume, you will probably like the increased volume from the non-neo also.